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Marshall J. Karp MA NCC LPC 11/3/2011Career Counselor HELPING CLAIMANTS MAKE EDUCATED CAREER AND JOB TARGET DECISIONS PRESENTED BY: MARSHALL J. KARP, MA NCC LPC CAREER COUNSELOR What are We Up Against? Injured Workers Pain No Job Medication No Money Depression Financial Worries System Losing Possessions Concentration Relationships Going Fear Career & Job Target Workshop  Why do career assessment?  What is a good assessment?  How to do basic assessment?  How to make educated career decisionswww.marshalljkarp.com (330) 364-55571

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Marshall J. Karp MA NCC LPC 11/3/2011Career Counselor Why do assessment?  Improvement  Accountability  Goals and Plans Improvement  Determine where they are at  Set timeframes  Achievement Sun Tzu  If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.  If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.  If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.www.marshalljkarp.com (330) 364-55572

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Marshall J. Karp MA NCC LPC 11/3/2011Career Counselor Accountability  Meeting Expectations  Clear and Understandable Guidelines Goals and Plan  Need to Know Where the Finish Line Is  Plan Out the Work  Work the Plan What is assessment? Assessment is a systematic process of looking at client achievement by gathering, interpreting and using information for improvement.www.marshalljkarp.com (330) 364-55573

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Marshall J. Karp MA NCC LPC 11/3/2011Career Counselor The 3 Laws of Unemployotics A term coined in late 2010 to describe the study of the reasons for the long term unemployed. The 3 Laws of Unemployotics A term coined in late 2010 to describe the study of the reasons for the long term unemployed. I coined it The 3 Laws of Unemployotics  Improper Job Search Technique  Element of Choice  Long, Nasty Job Huntwww.marshalljkarp.com (330) 364-55575

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Marshall J. Karp MA NCC LPC 11/3/2011Career Counselor Caution  Never base a career or training decision on book or internet labor market information Employment Projection Limitations  Employment projections are based on assumptions about economic and labor force growth. These assumptions reflect long-term trends, but because the economy is affected by unforeseeable events, assumptions and projections are subject to error.  Assumption - The projected U.S. economy will be at approximately full employment  http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch13.htm Employment Projection Limitations  Updated biennially  As with all forecasts and projections, Labor Market Projections are subject to error, especially if events negate underlying assumptions.  http://ohiolmi.com/proj/projections.htmwww.marshalljkarp.com (330) 364-555713

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Marshall J. Karp MA NCC LPC 11/3/2011Career Counselor Information Interviewing  Talking to people to research the job or career  Always have questions prepared in advance  Stress this will help make a career/training decision  Get names of two other people  Always send a thank you note Questions  What skills are important?  What personality traits are important?  What training/school would you suggest?  How many employees do you have?  How often do you hire here?  Is this industry expected to grow?  Starting salary and after one year?  What are the physical requirements?  Names of two other people? Look for Consensus  People in the field are considered subject matter experts  Do five information interviews and look for consistency  Continue to do information interviews until a trend develops  Verify!www.marshalljkarp.com (330) 364-555715